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PHAPI vs. Hon. Medialdea

PRIVATE HOSPITALS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (PHAPI) REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, DR. RUSTICO JIMENEZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SALVADOR MEDIALDEA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND THE ACTING SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 234448 | 2018-11-06

DECISION
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
On grounds of denial of substantive due process, repugnancy to the constitutional presumption of innocence, violation of the equal protection and involuntary servitude clauses, petitioner Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc., (PHAPi) - an organization of privately-owned clinics, hospitals, and other health facilities - seeks to declare as unconstitutional and void the duty imposed upon hospitals, medical practitioners and employees to prevent actual death or injury under Section 1; the penal provisions under Section 4; the presumption of liability clause under Section 5; and the reimbursement...